greenpeace Archives - greenforecast: for a better world

Just as we are taught to read and write, we must be taught value nature. Past generations did not understand the full impacts of their actions, and the ecological values were not emphasized in their upbringing. We must educate the new generations and teach and show them how one piece of nature is tied to and fits into another, how one piece affects another.

Dr. Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace and a South African with a history of civil rights issues, speaks about the organizations new philosophy and addresses key questions by interviewer Stephen Sackur and the audience. Running time: 50 minutes, 22 seconds. This talk is particularly interesting as Naidoo addresses the need to move forwards, not…